2006-2007 Metro Chess League (2),
All the King's Men, Warren, 10.27.2006
King's Gambit Accepted [C34]
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Nc6
To quote GM Gallagher, "This move has never really caught on, probably because it does little to address black's problems.
4.d4 Bb4+?
This can't be good since it allows white to build his pawn chain with tempo. Black should try d5, and then on exd5 he plays Qxd5 and has himself developed a piece with tempo.
5.c3 Ba5 6.a4
A cute trap that I should have resisted playing. White is hoping to get in b4 and then a5 where blacks dark squared bishop is trapped. The simple Bxf4 is probably best for white.
6...Nf6 7.e5
White continues to build his pawn chain with tempo.
7...Nd5 8.Bc4
White tries to keep black busy so that he can work in his trap.
8...Ne3 9.Bxe3 fxe3 10.b4 Nxb4
Black will get two pawns for the knight (three pawns if you count white's gambit pawn) and leave white with a fractured pawn structure. In addition, black will have only one piece developed.
11.cxb4 Bxb4+
Fritz rates it equal, but as I heard Ben Finegold say once, "A piece is worth a million pawns."
12.Ke2 Blocking the advanced pawn.
12...d5?
13.Qb3
White continues to find ways to develop and thereby gains tempo or material. 13...Ba5 14.Bxd5
White regains one of his lost pawns.
14...0-0 15.Na3 Bd2 16.Nc2 Bg4 17.Bxb7
Now white has regained a second pawn
17...Rb8 18.Qd5 Qe7 19.Rab1 Be6 20.Qe4 g6?
This move is probably unnecessary. It would have been better to keep improving the position. i.e. c5 and black is making threats to win the Bb7.
21.Nxe3 Bf5
Black needlessly gives away another pawn here.
22.Nxf5? gxf5 23.Qxf5 Bh6 24.Qh5 Bg7
I wanted the black bishop here so that the queen would not protect h7 when black moved the f-pawn.
25.Be4 f5 26.Bd5+ Kh8 27.Ng5 Bxe5
I totally missed this move, but as it turns out... it didn't matter anyway.
28.Nf7+ Rxf7 29.Rxb8+ Kg7 30.Qxf7+
Ending any hopes black had of winning material with a discovered check. 30...Qxf7 31.Bxf7 1-0
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